Catoctin clarion., 1887-01-13

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uors on the grounds of ;his society is hereby
prohibited - Citizen.
JeH.rsOmville, a., lettings.
We make our best bowto THE CLARION,
Office. Editor, Printer, Davil" and all and
sav "a happy New Year-anl prosper 'ns
one TO- you all y
Thought we had better begin the year
with deeds instead of words, hence we write
You
But what to write about
Some 93ycars ago, together with host of
othcr-grand good boys of your country,
we all knew to perfection how to "Right-
about -fncc'-but now we are either all mar
ricl or soilea old bachelors and have no in
clination TO indulge our pens in that pas,
time.
But we are Just closing up our Christmas
Holidays and why not write about fowls
intmatcd in former Jotting that the
Jef1crsonvilc Union Poultry Association
would give Poultry Show, Dec. % to 81.
Believing it Will he interesting as we'll NJ
profitable to your readers to have report
of same. shall devote these Jotiings mainly
to roulrv.
Wednesday, Dec. oS,h, the birds were
placpd A yac,a, store room 21x,0 feet
was secured for the Exhibition, tier Of
coops, > feet from floor on nice plank
shelving, all around room and across rear
end, and also through centre, was not suf-
ti,jcnt to hold all the GOODS; we hal to y ace
the lighter on to3 The roops were all nice
eDd wor<manlikc in make and mnnY nncv
and cxnrns,yr. At 2p. m, the 29ih, Mr.
" NJ Conner of Ada, O.. announced him
self roa u to jeyin scoring n.e birds,
A n,ir of counter balance sea !cs were set
on a ,oun er. rear street entrance, n man
with book and neYcil called to tally wcights
All birds ryrcpt rlmcS. bsltlms ytcsc and
ducks were wrlghcd. Ailcr each was w,igh-
ed they were placed on a small box on coun-
ter and an cx pert passed on their several
points OF excellence Il enclose a blank score
card which will Give yoa an idea of his
work, bat without a copv of the American
Standard of Excellence, which | hope you
and many of yDnr readers have, this will not
be very plain talk. At this he worked un
I'll 5 D. m., began again a m 29,h and at
4p. m. had finished his work for which ser
vices the Association paid him f25 and cx
pcDses, in all S30 we feel well satisfied with
his work and bill feeling that we now know
what kind Of poultry we have. There were
IN all, 2S4 birds exhibited AMI as the owners
are all strangers to your readers, viii sim
ply state kinds and awards given, besides
spccjal premiums donated by citizens of
town.
Lirht Brahmas % Plvmouth Rocks 81,
Brown Lephorns 81, Pekin Ducls14 VIVIAN.
do,,rs lb, Black Lo.norn i Pet Rabbits
; Rose c. B Lerhorns ., Will Geese 9, S. 8.
IImburrs Q, Brown China Geese ., Lang
shan 4 Black Bre ,s,el Red $. Bon1ams !
Rlack Breasted Red $ Games a crl pyle
G ne, 8, Back GRAY Games ., Scmctra
/ Games 3, Blue English Games 3, irish Bel
f,st Games . r IF Cochins : Dark Rrorm,s
: Ern,zo Tnrhevs @ Waite I.c,h,rns
p,)i.h White 3 Co)orrl Dorkins 4 Gol,en
: D,ntom. . rmbdco Gees. > White China
| Cooo.o . Rr,,vn Chin, Cc.sc Tou,onsc
! G,cao Wh,,o Nos.ovv D,rks . (,o)ored
lo o White Cal, Dnc,,s . Crested White .
Roror Dncts. l,sherrv Ducks . Golden
p,);Sh Ch;cLs7 Cnll.n Phcoe,nts7 White
C,mos . p.ofny,s , Tho Assoc,,tion
,worded . rod o,ra q. 1s, pr,zo a, no;rs
,u;o, ,.,,od;, ,,o,,, and ,,,o oords 90
s..ora rho shov hr,>,,h, o,t 10, ~ verv
ovo.,,o,, hr1s. III. ocoror o,;d bo nevcr
,,o.,,1 -, o hot,or oot of hir,,s q, ,bo frst
ovh;h,,;o, Tho rroot contact T., ovoo, ,vo.
-, p,vmo,th Rocks Jirh, Dr,hm,s nrown
o.,o.,., vr,o, 1o,,o, ,nd I,, h,,,r
70 Gov. ,.,,,r fr,ord n NJ T. c,rr;ei otr
s.,, ,,u;vo 80, T, noo1i,,, NOT, p,,.,,o,,b R,olo
onl ,;o Co, T., ~, h;,shast soori,r n,;r os
p,r,,o,,,, p,,.,,, Tho c,o,,oro, nf ~, ,,,;r
,oorod a. ,,,1o, OH and brood;,, NO, 4
hon,.,a - ,o,.r,, ,,ol ,,o;n,S sh.n r.,